Rose McGowan was noticeably absent from Time's 2017 Person of the Year cover dedicated to the "Silence Breakers," women speaking out against sexual harassment and assault. But she was featured inside the issue and shared some powerful words about continuing the fight for equality.

On Thursday, Time shared a video interview featuring McGowan, who accused disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape and has been vocal in his condemnation.

"The amount of people sharing their stories with me is so intense," she says in the clip. "Especially as all of this is incredibly triggering for me as well. I think that people forget that there's a human behind this, someone who is very hurt and wronged. But it's OK … it fuels my fire. They really f--ked with the wrong person."
Looking straight at the camera, she added, "I am here to give you permission to be angry."

Rose McGowan. Image: Getty

The Person of the Year issue was dedicated to women who had spoken out against sexual abuse in Hollywood and beyond as part of the #metoo movement.

The cover features Taylor Swift, actress Ashley Judd (who was also one of the first to publicly accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment), former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, lobbyist Adama Iwu, and a strawberry picker who goes by the pseudonym Isabel Pascual.

The publication faced outcry on social media for including Swift, who won a court battle against a Denver DJ she claimed groped her in 2013, and not McGowan on the cover.

Amid the backlash, on Twitter, McGowan shared the following message of empowerment.